Configuring the Windows Server operating system

You must configure hosts that are running a Microsoft Windows Server operating system before you can use the hosts with the Storwize® V3500 system.

Before you begin

Before you configure the Windows host operating system, you must ensure that the following tasks were completed:
  • Your IBM® service representative installed the system.
  • You installed the appropriate host bus adapter and driver on the host.

About this task

After the prerequisite tasks are complete, use the following general steps to configure your Windows host operating system:

Procedure

  1. Install the appropriate multipathing driver for your host to enable the management of multiple paths to Storwize V3500 volumes.
  2. Install the SDDDSM driver that enables Windows hosts to work with SAS connections
  3. Create the host on the system by using the worldwide port names (WWPNs). Map the volumes to the host.
  4. Create volumes/disks on your host by using instructions in your host publications.